Flannels to open in Meadowhall this month

British Land, joint owner of Meadowhall, Yorkshire’s shopping centre, has confirmed five new lettings including new stores for luxury retailer Flannels and Swiss watch manufacturer Tag Heuer, in addition to a number of fashion store refurbishments.

Flannels will open a 10,000 square foot store this month, located on Meadowhall’s Park Lane mall. The store will offer a range of luxury men’s and women’s designer fashion items from brands such as Vivienne Westwood, Hugo Boss, Stone Island, Belstaff and Paul Smith.

Jenna Triscott marketing manager for Flannels, said: “Meadowhall’s affluent and loyal customer base with a desire for designer brands, made it the perfect choice when selecting the location for our debut store in the region. We look forward to opening our new store within Meadowhall’s prestigious Park Lane and joining this thriving retail community.”

In addition, Tag Heuer is set to open its largest UK store in the shopping centre with a 1,820 square foot unit located next to Goldsmiths and opposite Reiss.

The other three lettings are organic natural health and beauty retailer Neal’s Yard, Luxury Belgian chocolatier, Godiva, and Nespresso.

Meadowhall confirms five fashion retailers to redesign stores

The shopping centre, which is currently undergoing a 60 million pound transformation, also confirmed that five fashion retailers House of Fraser, AllSaints, Hollister, Hugo Boss and River Island are set to redesign their stores.

Department store House of Fraser will undergo refurbishments completing in September this year and is set to introduce new brands to the store including Kate Spade and Ralph Lauren handbags.

AllSaints plans to install a new double height shop front in its 6,800 square foot store, while Hollister will refurbish its 7,500 square foot store and install a new double height shop front, and Hugo Boss is refurbishing its 5,200 square foot store located next to Diesel and House of Fraser to showcase its new menswear brand.

In addition, high street fashion retailer River Island will be upsizing and refurbishing its existing store to create a new 21,000 square foot unit.

Richard Crowther, asset Manager for British Land, added: “Our strategy is to ensure Meadowhall’s offer reflects consumers’ changing modern lifestyles. Attracting these premium brands to the line-up achieves this objective and is a great endorsement of the enhanced environment we and our occupiers are creating at the centre.”

The news follows a strong period of leasing at Meadowhall with the announcement of new retail signings and upsizes for Primark, Sports Direct, Wilko, Timberland, Schuh Kids and Second Cup in the last six months.

Images: courtesy of Meadowhall